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The announcement came as the CBC embarks on its 50th anniversary as the voice of Black America in Congress.

Congressional Black Caucus Elects Executive Committee for the 117th Congress

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Fifty years of making a seat at the table and building a pipeline for those to come, and 50 years as the 'Conscience...

On January 6, three days after the 117th Congress is sworn in, members of the House and Senate are scheduled to meet in the House chamber where the President of the Senate – Vice President Mike Pence – will preside over the reading and counting of the Electoral College votes. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

#NNPA BlackPress4 months ago

Electoral College Seals President-Elect Biden’s Election Victory

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though largely viewed as a formality, the many challenges and the outrageous – almost treasonous – behavior displayed by Trump, his supporters, and...

Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first dose of the two-shot vaccine at about 9:20 a.m. EST on Monday, December 14.

#NNPA BlackPress4 months ago

African American Nurse first to Receive COVID Vaccine

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The person who is going to take the first vaccine in the state of New York, maybe the first vaccine shot in the...

Lewis announced late last year that he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. However, stalwart in his resolve to fight until the end, he refused to quit the struggle. “I have been in some kind of fight — for freedom, equality, basic human rights — for nearly my entire life,” he said, “I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now." (Photo: Lorie Shaull / Wikimedia Commons)

#NNPA BlackPress9 months ago

IN MEMORIAM: The World Mourns A True Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis 1940-2020

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across...

The incident took place two months ago but has come to light after Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt and Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper, appeared on CNN this week to call for justice.

#NNPA BlackPress11 months ago

Georgia Man Ahmaud Arbery, Shot and Killed — Jogging While Black

NNPA NEWSWIIRE — Twenty-five-year-old Georgia resident Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging after a former police officer and his son chased him down because...

The money was issued after Facebook received more than 2,000 applications for the COVID-19 Local News Relief Grant Program from newsrooms across every state in America, all U.S territories, and Washington, D.C.

#NNPA BlackPress11 months ago

Facebook Awards Black Press of America Publishers $1.3 Million in Relief Grants

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The grants include $10.3 million awarded to 144 U.S local newsrooms as part of the COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program. The...

#NNPA BlackPress12 months ago

The Fight for the 2020 Vote and the March to the Ballot Box

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, "The Fight for the Vote...

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Facebook Awards Black Press of America Publishers $1.3 Million in Relief Grants

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